notchy gearbox?? Replace your gearbox oil

[nightyard]

Hi all,
been experiencing a notchy gearbox and 1st and 2nd gear didn't like going into gear all the time and wasn't very smooth.
had my gearbox oil replaced with the MTF-LT3 gear oil and its alot smoother in changing gears now, wow what a difference!

definitely worth changing if you have a notchy gearbox

 

[Machine monkey]

Doing this next month well all the oils. Might do the bushes too......

 

[nightyard]

Reading about and people recommend getting the differential oils changed same time as gear box... is this something I should do and how will it improve my car?

 

[Machine monkey]

It wouldnt do any harm as far as i am concerned. I think the gearbox and diff oil are supposed to be life long oil. So don't need replacing. But you already know the difference the gearbox oil has made!!!

 

[tomotomotomo]

When I had mine changed for the first time at 80k miles it was still a golden colour compared to the black stuff which came out of the tranny. Definitely smoother shifts after, but didn't notice any difference from the diff- don't really see how you'd tell besides the noise it makes?

Although whilst the car is up on the ramp it's not much bother to do the diff oil too.

 

[Machine monkey]

Agreed while its up you might as well. The point in my view and i am probably wrong!! The diff has done the same amount of mills as the gearbox. I doubt you would feel any difference. You don't have any contact with a diff. But you know its been done.